Outstanding Rural Health Professional
This award is presented to a professional (e.g., manager, administrator, director, legislator, etc.) located in rural North Dakota, who has demonstrated leadership in the delivery of rural health services, and is unselfishly committed to making a significant and sustained impact on the health of their community and service area.
- 2019 – Daniel Kelly, CEO/Administrator, McKenzie County Health Systems
- 2018 – Theo Stoller, CEO of Jacobson Memorial Care Center, Elgin
- 2017 – Roger Baier, Senior Director, Sanford Mayville Medical Center, Mayville
- 2016 – Randall Pederson, CEO of Tioga Medical Center, Tioga
- 2015 – Jeff Lingerfelt, MBA, Heart of America Medical Center, Rugby